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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Spontaneity

I like to quilt outside the box. What I mean is, I don't like patterns, especially those that are just repetitious and you see them on so many quilts. Now that doesn't mean I don't do that kind of quilting. It's really the bread and butter of my quilting. But being creative, just going with the flow, not really sure what I'm going to do until it's actually done -- that's me. So as I have mentioned in this blog before, I want to do a whole cloth quilt. The books and other instructions I have read all say to draw out the designs on your fabric before beginning. For me, that's a mind block. It's tedious, and requires too much thinking and planning. So yesterday I ironed a solid piece of fabric that was purchased to someday make a whole cloth quilt. I drew a big X in the center and then another so that basically there are 8 lines coming out from the center of the quilt. Then I loaded the piece on the longarm. I have decided that other than these 8 lines, everything else just comes as I think of it. Not much planning and not a lot of thought. This quilt will probably be on my machine for several weeks (it's my break from customer work -- remember) and I'll just do a little whenever time permits and I have a new idea. I have no idea what the end result will be. I'll try to post pictures throughout the process. I may hate this quilt and say, "that didn't work" or it may end up in a quilt show! I've called this quilt 'Spontaneity'. Stay tuned!

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I'm married (32 years now) to the greatest guy ever! We have 6 children -- wow! Two of our children were adopted from Russia when they were 10 and 13. We have 3 married children. I have three grandchildren and two more on the way. They all live close by and one granddaughter now lives in heaven. I was born in North Dakota and grew up in Minnesota. I now live in Tualatin, Oregon. I have a passion most of all for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I also love my home and all the art that I create to make my home a more wonderful place. Quilting is another passion of mine. I have been quilting for 28 years and longarm machine quilting for 10 years in the Portland Oregon area. All aspects of sewing and quilting are enjoyable and my best days are ones in which I'm in my studio quilting or sewing. This love of home and 'domestic art' runs in the family. I'm so thankful for a mother who has given me great memories of my childhood home and passed on to me a love of creating a special place for my family.

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"There is both meaning and memory in a fine quilt, and there can be both history and heritage... The story of the quilt is the record of the human family."Marguerite Ickis, The Standard Book of Quilt Making and Collecting, 1949